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The students, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, were near a bus stop at E. 75th Street and S. Constance Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. when they were approached by a group of other young men, said anti-violence community activist Andrew Holmes.

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At some point, one of the young men from the group pulled a revolver and shot the two students, said Holmes. One of the wounded teens flagged down a Route 75 Chicago Transit Authority bus after being shot.

The driver stopped and called the CTA and police to notify them of the shooting, said agency spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski.

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One of the teens was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the other to Advocate Christ Medical Center, according to Fire Media Affairs director Larry Langford.

District 3 police commander Christopher Fletcher said the teens were in stable condition.

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Authorities said a public surveillance camera and a camera on the bus may have recorded the incident.